Lots of work still to be done, but we have the bones of the nursery complete. Next project, painting/wallpapering a dresser/changing table that is too perfect to replace, but completely mismatched! Derrick and his dad putting cribs together.  Cribs and chair are set up.

I wanted to do our update and share the sexes at the same time, but we were just too excited to wait on sharing that we’re having a boy and a girl! So here’s the 18 week bump picture a few days late. As you can see the wainscoting is coming along. We finally put the […]

Derrick’s “belly” is bigger than mine! Haha Can you guess the sexes of our twins? Hint, hint!

We painted the nursery this past weekend with the help of my amazing mom and future sister-in-law. It went by so much faster with their help, and I cannot believe how awesome the nursery is beginning to look. We chose a light gray for the walls with a striped accent wall in a slightly darker […]

Making it through the first trimester is a huge accomplishment. It means our babies have a less than 5 percent chance of miscarrying. They are growing strong and are about the size of lemons this week at 14 weeks. I’m starting to get my energy back, but still struggling with night sickness. I’ve determined that […]

On June 22, 2005, my life changed forever. No longer was I just a teenager and young college student, I was on my way to becoming a cancer survivor. At 19 years old, I never would have guessed that I would get ovarian cancer, but as all survivors will tell you, cancer does not discriminate! […]

Derrick wanted to take me on a drive over the weekend to show me the progress on the place his family picked as the new location for their company. He also wanted to share a scenic route he found on his way there one day. These are some of the most rural parts of the area. […]

Derrick and I are happy to announce that we’re expecting twins! We feel very blessed to be able to start our family, and we cannot wait to meet our little monkeys. I am a little more than 12 weeks along, and we have a due month of December. The estimated due date of 12/23 doesn’t […]

I stenciled a pattern on my wall! So something Granny would do. She’s painted designs on her kitchen cabinets, painted the wall behind her stove to look like a tiled backsplash, painted her living room floor to look like ceramic tiles, and the list goes on. I have to say that the crafty gene is […]

Jeep wanted to play too!  Finally planted my daisies, and I really hope the deer stay away this year!    Beautiful church service with some beautiful new Christians becoming baptized.   My sweet nephew and niece with their Easter candy.  Robin eggs and fuzzy slippers!